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History of Australia from 1787 to 1882

James Allen · 1882 · Rooke Books

£80.00 (€95.91 | $105.71 | ¥16,882)

Melbourne, Mason, Firth & M'cutcheon, 1882 . First edition. Cloth. A very scarce first edition copy of this succinct account of Australian history. A very scarce first edition.In the original cloth binding.A work by James Allen on the History of Australia during the late ...

Within the Rim and Other Essays

Henry James · 1918 · Rooke Books

£85.00 (€101.90 | $112.32 | ¥17,938)

London, W. Collins Sons & Co, 1918 . First edition. Cloth. An attractive example of the first edition of this collection of essays, published late in the career of the celebrated novelist Henry James, and concerning the First World War. The first edition of this work. Edel & L...

Shropshire Word-Book: A Glossary of Archaic and Provincial Words, Etc. , Used in the County

Georgina F. Jackson · 1983 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.94 | $72.67 | ¥11,607)

Shrewsbury, John Thornhill, 1983 . Cloth. A very smart second edition of this glossary of Shropshire dialect by English writer and schoolteacher, Georgina Frederica Jackson. The second edition of the work, first published in 1879.In publisher's original red cloth binding....

Croydon and the Great War the Official History of the Way Work of the Borough and Its Citizens from 1914 to 1919

Ald. H. Keatley Moore [ed.]; W.C. Berwick Sayers [Assist.] · 1920 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.74 | $64.75 | ¥10,340)

Croydon, Central Public Library , 1920 . First edition. Cloth. The scarce illustrated first edition of this historical account of the war work in Croydon during World War One. The scarce first edition of the work.In publishers original decorative red cloth binding. Illustrated...

The Surgical Anatomy of the Arteries of the Human Body

Robert Harrison · 1824 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.89 | $118.92 | ¥18,993)

Dublin, Hodges and M'Arthur, 1824 . First edition. Leather. The very scarce first edition of the first volume of surgeon Robert Harrison's fascinating educational guide to the dissection of arteries. The vanishingly scarce first edition of this work. Volume I only of...

Plan de la Ville de Bordeaux Reduit Sur le Grand Plan Leve Par Messieurs Pierrugues Et D. Bero

None · 1823 · Rooke Books

£750.00 (€899.12 | $991.02 | ¥158,272)

Paris, Not Stated, 1823. Cloth. An incredibly scarce 1823 map of Bordeaux, drawn by Pierrugues and D. Bero, and in original blue slipcase. A folding map of Bordeaux, published in 1823.In the original blue paper slipcase, which is in lovely condition.Folding map backed with lin...

A Lap Full of Seed

Max Plowman · 1917 · Rooke Books

£750.00 (€899.12 | $991.02 | ¥158,272)

Oxford, B. H. Blackwell, 1917. First edition. Cloth. A very scarce presentation of this volume of poetry, signed by author and pacificist poet Max Plowman. A very scarce presentation copy of this already very scarce volume of poetry. Signed and inscribed to front free endpaper...

Guide to Old Paris and the Bastille

1893 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.89 | $118.92 | ¥18,993)

London, Bradbury, Wilkinson & Co. Ltd. 1893 . Paperback. A heavily illustrated guide to old Paris and its medieval fortress known as The Bastille, in the publisher's original paper wraps. In the publisher's original paper wraps.This publication was part of the Earl&a...

The House of Warne: One Hundred Years of Publishing

Arthur King; A. F. Stuart · 1965 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.94 | $72.67 | ¥11,607)

London, Frederick Warne and Co. 1965. First edition. Cloth. A charming illustrated first edition history of Frederick Warne & Co. charting a hundred years of publishing from Beatrix Potter to the Observer"s Books, illustrated with colour plates. In the publisher's origina...

The Pageant of Empire: Souvenir Volume

E. V. Lucas; Martin Hardie [Ed]; Rt Hon. J. H. Thomas [Pref.] · 1924 · Rooke Books

£695.00 (€833.19 | $918.35 | ¥146,666)

London, Fleetway Press Ltd. 1924. First edition. Leather. A striking commemorative volume for the British Empire Exhibition, pairing E. V. Lucas"s lyric tribute to empire with Elgar"s celebrated Pageant songs, illustrated in full colour. Bound in a smart red half morocco with ...

Records of an Old Cheshire Family: A History of the Lords of the Manors of Delves Near Uttoxeter in the County of Stafford & Doddington in the County of Chester

Sir Delves L. Broughton · 1908 · Rooke Books

£450.00 (€539.47 | $594.61 | ¥94,963)

London, Arnold Fairbairns & Company, 1908 . First edition. Leather. Charmingly illustrated throughout, this is a very scarce limited edition study of the Delves family and their history, in a handsome quarter calf binding. A very scarce limited edition first edition, with this...

Monarchy, Money & Medals by Jeremy Cheek

Jeremy Cheek · 2018 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.74 | $64.75 | ¥10,340)

London, Spink & Son Ltd, 2018 . First edition. Cloth. Pristine illustrated first edition on the Royal Collection's impressive array of coins, banknotes and medals. First edition.In publisher's original blue cloth binding. With unclipped dust wrapper.Profusely illustr...

Souvenirs D&Apos;Un Paria: Les Mã©Moires de Sanson

Honore de Balzac · 1944 · Rooke Books

£135.00 (€161.84 | $178.38 | ¥28,489)

Paris, Nouvelle Société d'Edition, 1944 . Leather. A limited edition of "Souvenirs d"un Paria", bound in half calf and illustrated in colour, presenting the sensational memoirs of the Sanson executioner dynasty long attributed to Balzac. Bound in a smart blue half calf bi...

Bermondsey: Its Historic Memories and Associations

Edward T. Clarke · 1901 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.86 | $158.56 | ¥25,324)

London , Elliot Stock, 1901 . First edition. Cloth. A lovely illustrated first edition on Bermondsey, with a folding frontispiece, 15 full page plates, and a folding map. The scarce first edition of the work. In publisher's original decorative brown cloth binding. With gi...

Memoirs of the Kings of Great Britain of the House of Brunswic-Lunenburg

W. Belsham · 1796 · Rooke Books

£115.00 (€137.87 | $151.96 | ¥24,268)

London, Printed for G. G. and J. Robinson, 1796. Leather. The second edition of William Belsham's two-volume history of King George I and II. Second edition. Complete in two volumes. Uniformly bound in a contemporary full speckled calf, with morocco spine labels.A detaile...

Paddington: Past and Present

William Robins · 1853 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.74 | $64.75 | ¥10,340)

London, For the Author, Caxton Steam Printing Offices, [1853]. First edition. Cloth. A first edition copy of this work, bound in red variant cloth. An uncommon red cloth copy of this title, published in 1853.This title traces the growth of Paddington across centuries of histor...

Collected Correspondence of J.M. W. Turner Edited by John Gage Hodge and His Masters by Richard Jefferies Rossetti and the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood by G.H. Fleming

John Gage; Richard Jefferies; G. H. Fleming · 1967 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.49 | $129.49 | ¥20,681)

Oxford; Stroud; London, Clarendon Press; Alan Sutton; Rupert Hart-Davis, 1967; 1980; 1992. Hardback. Oxford; Stroud; London: Clarendon Press; Alan Sutton; Rupert Hart-Davis, 1967; 1980; 1992. Hardback. Near Fine/Very Good Indeed. 9" by 6"; 9" by 6.5"; 9.5" by 6.5". None. A 3 v...

The Gentleman&Apos;S Magazine Library: Being a Classified Collection of the Chief Contents of the Gentleman&Apos;S Magazine from 1731 to 1868: English Traditional Lore

George Laurence Gomme [ed.] · 1880 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.74 | $64.75 | ¥10,340)

Boston, Houghton, Mifflin and Company, c.1880. Cloth. A very good copy of the English Traditional Lore edition of The Gentleman's Magazine Library in the publisher's original half brown cloth. The English Traditional Lore edition of The Gentleman's Magazine Libr...

Paris Depuis Ses Origines Jusqu&Apos;En L&Apos;an 3000

Leo Claretie · 1886 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.89 | $118.92 | ¥18,993)

Paris, Charavay Brothers, 1886. Cloth. A scarce edition of Leo Claretie's popular history of the iconic French capital, with lovely illustrations by P. Kauffmann. A scarce edition of Paris Depuis ses Origines jusqu'en l'an 3000 (Paris From Its Origins to the yea...

Japan and the Japanese: A Narrative of the U.S. Government Expedition to Japan, Under Commodore Perry

Robert Tomes · 1859 · Rooke Books

£149.00 (€178.63 | $196.88 | ¥31,443)

London, Trubner and Co. 1859. Cloth. The second edition of this very scarce account of Matthew C. Perry's momentous expedition to Japan. Second edition. A very scarce volume. First published in the U.S. under the title 'The Americans in Japan: An Abridgement of the G...